__________________________________________Monday, Sept 26, 2016Quote: "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." - ConfuciusTargets: Part I - Biological Bases of Behavior - TARGETSLearningTargets:★ Analyze how a person's biology can impact their behavior. 1. Compare the different methods for peering into the human brain.2. Analyze the areas that the brain controls?3. Explain the structure and function of the neuron?4. How does action potential function?5. Explain the role of neurotransmitters in neural transmission? Major points to understand:1. The different methods for peering into the human brain2. What the areas does the brain control3. The structure of the neuron4. The action potential5. The role of neurotransmitters in neural transmissionAGENDA:1. DO NOW: Why do we study disease, dysfunction, and disorder to learn about how our body works?2. Notes, Video, Discussion:The Curious Case of Phineas Gage

3. Crash Course Psychology #3 - The Chemical MindBAHHHHHH! Did I scare you? What exactly happens when we get scared? How does our brain make our body react? Just what are Neurotransmitters? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank takes us to the simplest part of the complex system of our brains and nervous systems; The Neuron.

__________________________________________Tuesday, Sept 27, 2016Quote: "Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything." - Mary HemingwayTargets: Part I - Biological Bases of Behavior - TARGETSLearningTargets:★ Analyze how a person's biology can impact their behavior. 1. Compare the different methods for peering into the human brain.2. Analyze the areas that the brain controls?3. Explain the structure and function of the neuron?4. How does action potential function?5. Explain the role of neurotransmitters in neural transmission? Major points to understand:1. The different methods for peering into the human brain2. What the areas does the brain control3. The structure of the neuron4. The action potential5. The role of neurotransmitters in neural transmissionAGENDA:1. DO NOW: What is a neuron? How does it function? Draw out the diagram on the board of a neuron (much like the one below after the assignments)

2. Notes, Video, & Discussion:MS, ALS, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease: Neuro-transmission is damaged, interrupted, or not functioning properly. What is a Neurotransmitters - and how do they function?3. Students will read the article & discuss: What Does MS Feel Like? by Julie Stachowiak, Ph.D.

__________________________________________Wednesday, Sept 28, 2016 & Thursday, Sept 29, 2016Quote: "To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge." - SocratesTargets: Part I - Biological Bases of Behavior - TARGETSLearningTargets:★ Analyze how a person's biology can impact their behavior. 1. Compare the different methods for peering into the human brain.2. Analyze the areas that the brain controls?3. Explain the structure and function of the neuron?4. How does action potential function?5. Explain the role of neurotransmitters in neural transmission? Major points to understand:1. The different methods for peering into the human brain2. What the areas does the brain control3. The structure of the neuron4. The action potential5. The role of neurotransmitters in neural transmissionAGENDA:1. DO NOW: Students will pick up the Brain Sketch Project - Read it over and after attendance; Duez will explain. It is due on Monday of next week.

In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, we get to meet the brain. Hank talks us through the Central Nervous System, the ancestral structures of the brain, the limbic system, and new structures of the brain. Plus, what does Phineas Gage have to do with all of this?

Students will take notes; Duez will pause & discuss important points throughout.

__________________________________________Friday, Sept 30, 2016Quote: "Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." - William James, American psychologist and philosopher (1842 - 1910)Targets: Part I - Biological Bases of Behavior - TARGETSLearningTargets:★ Analyze how a person's biology can impact their behavior. 1. Compare the different methods for peering into the human brain.2. Analyze the areas that the brain controls?3. Explain the structure and function of the neuron?4. How does action potential function?5. Explain the role of neurotransmitters in neural transmission? Major points to understand:1. The different methods for peering into the human brain2. What the areas does the brain control3. The structure of the neuron4. The action potential5. The role of neurotransmitters in neural transmissionAGENDA:1. DO NOW: What methods do we use to peer into the human brain? What different ways are they used?2. Notes, Video, Discussion: Brain Imaging3. Nervous System & Endocrine System Compared